Exercising apparatus



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L. W. ALBIZU.

EXERCISING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED mums. 1921.

1 #138,804, A Patented Dec. 12, 1922.

INVENTOR LVI TALBIZU WITNESSES L ATTORNEYS which the following is afull, clear,

Patented Dec. l2, 19222..

LOUIS W'. ALBIZU, 0F PONCE, PORTO RICO.

nxnnersrne Application filed July 15,

To (111 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS W. Ammo, a citizen of the United States, and aresident oi? Ponce, Porto Rico have invented a new and ImprovedExercising Apparatus, oi?

and enact description.

This invention relates to exercising de vices and particularly to aweight or dumbbell and has for an object to provide a construction whichmay be used in the usual manner of dumb-bells and at the same time usedin other forms of exercise.

Another object in View is to provide a weighted member readily graspedby the hand which presents anti-friction members to the floor or othersurface against which it may be. placed when exercising.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of anembodiment of the invention with certain parts shown in section, saidsection being taken on line 1-1 of Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a sectional View through Figure 1 on line 22.

Referring to the accompanying drawing numerals, 1 indicates a handlewhich is provided with a grip 2, enlarged ends 3 and 4:, said endshaving abutments or shoulders 5 and G and stub shafts 8 and 9 on whichthe end members or weights 10 and 11 are rotatably mounted. It is, ofcourse, understood that the handle 1 and end members 10 and ll may bemade from wood, metal or any desired material. and may be made ol anydesired weight. The end members it) and 11 are substantially in the form0i discs and are each provided with an annular groove 12 for receivinga. rubber tire l8 wherel'y the device may be placed on the floor, wallor other surface and rolled along as part of an exercise.

it is also evident that the device could be used as an ordinarydumb-bell. A shaft or bolt 14 extends entirely through the handle 1including the shafts 8 and 9, said bolt having a head at one end and anut 15 at the opposite end clamping the washer 16 in APPARATUS.

1921. Serial N0. 484,9?4.

place. Preiteably, the shafts 8 and 9 e):-. tend beyond the end wei htsl0 and ll so that the nut 15 may be clamped firmly in place and yetallow ample play the end members so they will iii-rely rotate. Each 01the end members is provided with a cap 17 hollowed out to accommodatethe head and nut respectively of the bolt. Suitable securing screws 18connect the caps with the respective end members 10 and 1]..

l t will be noted that the grip 2 is rounded to properly fit the handand the enlargements 3 and are also rounded whilethe facing surfaces oi.PlflbETS l0 and 11 are chamfered or inclinec.

What I claim is 1. An exercising device comprising a handle, formed witha gripping portion, a pair ofenlargements and a pair of stub shafts.said gripping portion, enlargement and shafts being integral, arotatable disk acting as a weight mounted on each oi said stub shafts,and means for holding the disks on the stub shafts without interferingwith their rotation.

2. An exercising device comprisinga handle provided with a grip andextensions on each end of the grip, a disc-shaped weight rotatablymounted on each of said extensions, each of said disc-shaped membershavmg a rubber tire on the periphery, and means for locking thedisc-shaped men'ibers on said extensions while permitting a Freerotation thereof. i

3. An exercisingdevice ot the character described comprising a handleformed with a grip, a pair of enlargements at each end of the grip and aprojection extending' from each oi. said enlargements, a rotatabieweight mounted on each of said enlargements, a bolt extending throughsaid handle and overlapping at each end the extensions for holding therotatable weights in posi tion on the projections, and a covering cansecured to each of the rotatable member-is covering the ends of saidbolt.

Louis W. ALBIZU.

